| Year |
Song Title |
Film |
Winner |
| 2006 |
|
Bande Mein Tha Dum - Vande Mataram (Hindi) |
Swanand Kirkire |
| 2005 |
|
Thaayi (Kannada) |
Barguru Ramchandrappa |
| 2004 |
|
Autograph (Tamil) |
B. Vijay |
| 2003 |
Nenu Saitham |
Tagore (Telugu) |
Suddala Ashok Teja |
| 2002 |
|
Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil) |
Vairamuthu |
| 2001 |
Radha Kaise Na Jale |
Lagaan (Hindi) |
Javed Akhtar |
| 2000 |
Panchi Nadiya / Gayam Harinaama Dhayam |
Refugee / Mazha (Malayalam) |
Javed Akhtar / Yusuf Ali Kachery |
| 1999 |
Muthal Murai |
Sangamam (Tamil) |
Vairamuthu |
| 1998 |
Mati Re Mati |
Godmother (Hindi) |
Javed Akhtar |
| 1997 |
Sandese Aate Hain |
Border (Hindi) |
Javed Akhtar |
| 1996 |
|
Saaz (Hindi) |
Javed Akhtar |
| 1995 |
Kuchh Is Tarah |
Bhairavi (Hindi) |
Amit Khanna |
| 1994 |
|
Karuthamma (Tamil) / Pavithra (Tamil) |
Vairamuthu |
| 1993 |
Raali Poye Puvva |
Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy |
Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy |
| 1992 |
|
Roja (Tamil) |
Vairamuthu |
| 1991 |
|
Mysoora Mallige (Kannada) |
K S Narasimha Swamy |
| 1990 |
Yaara Seeli Seeli |
Lekin... (Hindi) |
Gulzar |
| 1989 |
|
Chandaneer (Bengali) |
Satarupa Sanyal |
| 1988 |
|
Vaishali (Malayalam) |
O.N.V. Kurup |
| 1987 |
Mera Khuch Samaan |
Ijaazat (Hindi) |
Gulzar |
| 1986 |
|
|
| 1985 |
|
Muthal Mariyathai (Tamil) |
Vairamuthu |
